Thursday, July 10, 2008

Woman jailed for lying about rape

Johnson City Police report a woman is currently jailed after filing a false report of rape.

Carolyn Cuddy, 47, of 233 Shannon Lane, Johnson City, was arrested Wednesday. She had told police she was raped Jan. 7 at the Holiday Lanes Family Recreation Center, a bowling alley located at 117 Broyles Dr.

Police say that after several days of investigating the alleged incident, they discovered the woman had lied about what happened.

Cuddy was charged with filing a false police report and is held in the Washington County Detention Center. She is held under $5,000 bond, is scheduled to appear in Washington County General Sessions Court for arraignment today.